Medicaid Expansion Tied to Greater Use of Cancer-Related Palliative Care
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medicaid expansion is associated with increased use of palliative care for patients with advanced cancer, according to a study published in the July issue of Health Affairs.Xuesong Han, Ph.D., from the America…
Learn MoreMás pacientes con cáncer recibieron cuidados paliativos tras la Obamacare
JUEVES, 6 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación encuentra que la expansión de Medicaid bajo la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (Affordable Care Act, también conocida como Obamacare) tuvo un beneficio inesperado: aumentos …
Learn MoreMore Cancer Patients Got Palliative Care After Obamacare
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research finds that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — brought an unexpected benefit: increases in how many patients got palliative care.“Our findings are encou…
Learn MoreLa ayuda de la pandemia finaliza, y las autoridades federales instan a no acelerar la expulsión de Medicaid
MARTES, 13 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchas personas están perdiendo su cobertura de salud de Medicaid a medida que finalizan las medidas de alivio para la pandemia, y el gobierno federal pide a los estados que ralenticen las expulsiones de…
Learn MoreFeds Urge States to Slow Down on Dropping People From Medicaid
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Large numbers of people are losing their Medicaid health coverage as pandemic relief measures end, and the federal government is asking states to slow down the purging of rolls.Some people losing coverage cou…
Learn MoreFeds Urge States to Slow Down on Dropping Folks From Medicaid as Pandemic Relief Ends
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Large numbers of people are losing their Medicaid health coverage as pandemic relief measures end, and the federal government is asking states to slow down the purging of rolls.Some people losing coverage coul…
Learn MoreHalf of Medicaid Patients With Diabetes, Heart Failure Do Not Get Follow-Up
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than half of Medicaid-covered adults with diabetes and heart failure in Alabama did not receive guideline-concordant postdischarge care, according to a study published online June 7 in the Journal of the…
Learn MoreEE. UU. envejece, y hay una escasez en ciernes de trabajadores de cuidados de salud en el hogar
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En la última década, una población estadounidense que se hace mayor ha rechazado cada vez más los hogares de ancianos, y favorece a unos cuidadores entrenados que pueden proveer una ayuda esencial con…
Learn MoreIn an Aging America, a Looming Shortage of Home Health Care Workers
WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Over the last decade, an aging American population has increasingly turned away from nursing homes in favor of trained caregivers who can provide critical help in the home with basic daily tasks.But a new …
Learn MoreIn an Aging America, a Looming Shortage of Home Health Care Workers
WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Over the last decade, an aging American population has increasingly turned away from nursing homes in favor of trained caregivers who can provide critical help in the home with basic daily tasks.But a new …
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